(2007.01.02)     

JUL  1985 YOKE Industrial Corp. was established. 
1985-99 YOKE engaged in the trade of grade 80 lifting chain & fittings, and the market covered 
Europe, North America, Asia, and Middle East . YOKE was not only specialized in the
product market, but also successfully integrate the industrial supply chain.
AUG 1996 In response to the government’s policy, YOKE built up a plant at No. 20, 34rd Road, 
Taichung Industrial Park, made effort to upgrade conventional industry, promote the
manufacturing technique and quality, and strengthen innovation and research. 
JAN 1997 Declare YOKE’s operating spirit：Supreme quality, Best service, Permanent Business
FEB 1997 Acquired SGS ISO 9002 certification.
MAR 1999 Declare the feature and mission of YOKE’s product：we firmly believe that only perfect 
quality can create the safest working environment. 
NOV 1999 Acquired Deutsch BG-Prufzert Type Approval for Grade 80 Lifting Chain Components
with Certified.
MAY 2000 Acquired Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA).
NOV 2000 Upgraded CAD/CAM/CAE software with CATIA System.
FEB 2001 Implemented TPM, TQM, QS 9000.
MAR 2001 Acquired SABS (Permit #6808/10107) Quality Ceritfication.
MAR 2001 Acquired ABS Type Approval - YOKE Shackles, Master Link & Sling Hooks.
MAY 2001 Acquired Deutsch BG-Prufzert Type Approval for Safety Components for Personal
Harness, with CE 0299 certified.
JUN 2001 Acquired DNV Type Approval (Certificate #S-3228, #S-3229) - YOKE Shackles,
Master Links, Sling Hooks.
JUN 2001 Introduction of a complete range of YOKE Wire rope terminator and Shackles.
AUG 2001 Expanding capacity to 23 units of CNC machines.
OCT 2001 Moved to new building with 8,200 sq. m. (87,000 sq. ft.)
NOV 2001 Achieved PATENT worldwide for Coupling Self Locking Hook.
FEB 2002 Achieved PATENT worldwide for Flat Webbing Hook.
FEB 2002 Purchase high-speed cutting machines, Deutsch DMG DECKEL MAHO.
APR 2002 Installed 2 Forging Press Machines, capacity 2250 tons and 1500 tons.
MAY 2002 Acquired CSA Type Approval )Certificate #1224981) and ANSI Type
Approval (Certificate #1301004) for Safety Components for Personal Harness.
MAY 2002 Installed Salt Bath Type Heat Treatment Facilities.
MAY 2002 Installed Spheroidize Annealing Facilities for Forged Swage Socket.
AUG 2002 Implemented "6 Sigma" Total Quality Assurance.
AUG 2002 Acquired "ARAMCO" Vendor Registration.
SEP 2002 Acquired The 9th Innovation Research Award
SEP 2002 Steven Hong gave a speech at Feng Chia University and expressed the operating
and management of conventional industry.
OCT 2002 Acquired The 5th Rising Star Award
OCT 2002 YOKE was selected to be yearly TOP FIVE Brand in Brazil by 50462 professional 
managers, the readers of NEI Group with a leading position in Brazil. 
NOV 2002 Have the honor to get Taiwan SMEs Innovation Award (year 91).
NOV 2002 Have the honor to win the Director of Taiwan Forging Association.
NOV 2002 Have received praise and encouragement for President, Chen Shui-bian. 
NOV 2002 Have received approval and recommendation form Taichung City Mayor, Jason Hu. 
DEC 2002 Quartering in Feng Chia University Business Incubation Center; studying and 
developing novel materials; announcing the development of Grade 100 lifting chains
and safety components; and starting the small business innovation research (SBIR)
project.
DEC 2002 Quartering in Feng Chia University Business Incubation Center; studying and
developing novel materials; announcing the development of Grade 100 lifting chains
and safety components; and starting the small business innovation research (SBIR)
project.
JAN 2003 Acquired The 1st Golden Root Award
FEB 2003 ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) was first introduced into YOKE and expected to
bring into practice in 2004.
MAR 2003 In response to the government’s policy of increasing employment rate, YOKE expanded
the original plant and office building to locate in Taiwan and finished global arrangement.
APR 2003 Wealth magazine paid a special visit to YOKE’s President & CEO, Steven Hong, and 
made approving comment on YOKE.
APR 2003 President of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, commended and encouraged YOKE. 
JUN 2003 YOKE introduces TPM to implement automatic maintenance, reform enterprise 
constitution, and improve production efficiency. 
JUN 2003 Partnership in Action - Distributor Training at YOKE 
JUL 2003 YOKE introduced internal auditors and brought several management rules into action 
to improve our performance and strengthen corporate governance.
SEP 2003 YOKE planed to establish subsidiary in Los Angeles.
SEP 2003 Achieved PATENT worldwide for Clutch Sling Hook – Locking Clutch.
SEP 2003 Provided scholarship for Feng Chia University, Chung Hsing University, and Tunghai 
University.
OCT 2003 YOKE employed several native laborers to echo to the government’s policy of 
decreasing unemployment rate.
OCT 2003 YOKE (USA) INDUSTRIES, INC. was established and started to being the center of 
marketing and distribution. 
NOV 2003 Have the honor to win Taiwan SMEs Innovation Award (2003). 
NOV 2003 The envoys of Central and South America visit YOKE and was impressed by the success 
of YOKE.
NOV 2003  Formosa Television paid a special visit to YOKE’s President& CEO, Steven Hong, and 
made approving comment on YOKE.
NOV 2003 YOKE’s President& CEO, Steven Hong, visited the Departments of Materials Science 
and Engineering, Mechanical and Computer Aided Engineering, Industrial Engineering 
and Systems Management, and Business Administration of Feng Chia University and 
cooperated with these academic organizations to advance.
MAY  2004 Taiwan’s business weekly magazine, TECHVANTAGE, paid a special visit to YOKE’s 
President& CEO, Steven Hong, and talked about the target of global arrangement and 
the development of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning).
JAN 2005 The goal of year is to synchronize the record of stock with the information of ERP. 
MAR 2005 Prepare to build YOKE Brazil in Sao Paulo.
APR 2005 YOKE and Feng Chia University successfully created alloy steel used as Grade 100
 lifting chain and fittings in YOKE and the relevant paper was published in professional
 journal. 
MAY 2005 Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. paid a special visit to YOKE Industrial Corp. and 
reported the successful management experience of YOKE’s President& CEO, Steven 
Hong, to share with Taiwanese audience. 
MAY 2005 Invited Dr. Chang Shu-Wen of Tunghai University to lecture on Lean Production to 
improve the process of production, multiply output, and encourage the morale of 
YOKE staff.
JUN 2005 Expand the original plant to double size and additionally purchase new compare 
hardware and machinery equipment to answer the corporate business achievement. 
AUG 2005 YOKE and Feng Chia University cooperate to establish and execute the SOP of 
production process. 
OCT 2005 Formally established the subsidiary, YOKE Brazil, and appointed Mr. Nelson L. DE 
FARIA as the native inspector general. 
OCT 2005 YOKE executed the long-term culture plan and contributed scholarship to the 
students of the Department of Finance, Business Administration and Mechanical 
Engineering National Chung Hsing University.
OCT 2005 The welfare committee was constituted to guarantee all the staff.
NOV 2005 Prepare to build YOKE Canada, INC.
NOV 2005 Declared that the operation priority of 2006 will be focused on management 
improvement, innovation and global arrangement.
DEC 2005 Authorize Horwath & Company to guide and assist to establish the system 
of internal audit through which the foundation of ERP was strengthened.
JAN 2006 Annual goal of 2006 is to superior innovation and management.
JAN  2006 The system of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is formally online.
JAN 2006 Pleasure, all staff of YOKE visited Beijing, an ancient capital of China, together. 
JAN 2006 The president and several professors of Ling Tung University visited YOKE and 
signed the contract of talent training scholarship.
JAN 2006 Under the efforts of YOKE’s staff, the system of ERP and ISO9001 were integrated 
successfully.
JAN 2006 YOKE and Feng Chia University united to bring into PAC which is the system of 
performance analysis and control and could be used to improve the efficiency of 
production.
MAY 2006 In addition to emphasize the synchronicity of the record of stock with the information 
of ERP, WIP center was established to synchronize all information of stock, ERP 
system and the position of stock.
JUL 2006 Dr. Ching-Wen Wang, the professor of National Chung Hsing University, lecture 
on the management psychology to create a platform to communicate and improve 
the management skills of YOKE’s cadre.
AUG 2006 Corresponding to the operation strategy and future growth, YOKE rearranged the 
structure of organization and formed Human Resource Department to execute 
relevant plans.
AUG  2006 To better understand the concept of Human Resource, YOKE sent the cadres 
of each department to attend Primary Human Resource Manager Certificated 
Class which was held by Chinese Personnel Executive Association. 
AUG 2006 Dr. Ching-Wen Wang, the professor of National Chung Hsing University, guided 
the project of Human Resource and plan all relevant systems for YOKE.
SEP 2006 Announcing YOKE new advisory board
SEP 2006 YOKE passed the certification of ISO 9001 by DNV and declared the target of 
operation and management：Quality, Reliability, and Innovation. 
SEP 2006 YOKE, The Taiwan Society for Mental Heat Treatment, Feng Chia University, 
Tatung University, and Southern Taiwan University jointly held an conference 
on metal material and heat treatment engineering. 
OCT 2006 YOKE budgeted USD 8 million to build a new plant/ building and bring in an 
automatic storage and picking equipment. 
OCT 2006 Prepared to set up subsidiary, YOKE China.
NOV 2006 An famous broadcaster in Taichung paid a special visit to President & CEO, Steven 
Hong, and talked about the process of starting YOKE and the YOKE's perspective.
NOV 2006 Provided scholarship to National Chung Hsing University to enable the students 
to have a better studying environment. 
NOV 2006 To provide a platform for knowledge sharing and help the employees to retrieve 
and make use of the information in our company, YOKE gave an impetus to 
Knowledge Management and construct a database. 
NOV 2006 The chairman of National Association of Small & Medium Enterprise and all the 
Financial Department of National Chung Cheng University visited YOKE through 
which exchanged information, shared experience, integrated the resources of the 
industry, government, and academia. 
NOV 2006 Steven Hong, President & CEO of YOKE, is invited by Executive Master of Business Administration of National Chung Hsing University to make a speech on “How to Subsist in Traditional Industry ”.
DEC 2006 Prepare to set up subsidiaries, YOKE India, YOKE Vietnam, YOKE Malaysia, and YOKE UAE and plan for the marketing and warehousing distribution center.
DEC 2006 Executive Master of Business Administration of National Chung Hsing University invited Steven to attend the program discussion and talk about YOKE’s core value and business model. 
DEC 2006 Graduate School of Business Administration of Ling Tung University invited Steven to make a speech on “The Process of Being an International Group”.
JAN 2007 President Steven Hong make a speech to share the mission, vision, and business model of YOKE at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of National Taiwan University. 
JAN 2007 To strengthen the knowledge of Heat Treatment, YOKE invited Mr. Lian,Tsong-Shyan, the lecturer of Bureau of Employment and Vocational Training, lecture on a series courses in Heat Treatment. 
JAN 2007 The operation goals of year 2007 will focus on human resource management and specific management. 
　
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